CMU interior design student wins in lighting design competition

The Midland Daily News

Published 8:07 am, Thursday, May 25, 2017

Central Michigan University interior design student Kassondra Hauck was recently named an honorable mention recipient for the 2017 SOURCE Awards by power management company Eaton for her conceptual lighting design project.

“My process was first finding places where light was integral in the space I was designing,” said Hauck, who lives in Midland. “I was inspired by the rural community that this space was centered around, so a lot of the lighting was used to highlight and enhance those attributes.”

Hauck was recognized at LIGHTFAIR International, an architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference, on May 8. She was one of seven students nationwide to have their work honored at LIGHTFAIR International in Philadelphia.

The honorable mention award was accompanied by a crystal trophy, $500 and an invitation to attend a class at SOURCE, Eaton’s lighting education center in Peachtree, Georgia.

“I am very grateful to Eaton and the SOURCE awards for the honor they gave me for my design because it validates all my hard work,” Hauck said.

Hauck will graduate in December with a major in interior design and a minor in business administration.